Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/731/eg6.htm
"The usually sedate town of Abu Simbel was abuzz with Ramses fever as the sun's rays penetrated through the temple to illuminate the eternal king's face". A description of the festivities surrounding the February 22 equinox, when the sun's rays travel through the temple of Ramses II to illuminate the king's face.
- Spotlight On Abu Simbel
Hello Magazine I never thought that I'd be blogging about an article on Hello magazine, or at least not on this particular blog! Just twice a year, on February 22nd and October 22nd, the first rays of the morning sun pierce through the darkness of...
- Sun Reaches The Gods At Abu Simbel On 22/02
Egypt Today Twice a year, on February 22 and October 22, the sun illuminates the statues of Ramses II, Ra and Amun in the sanctuary of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel. People flock to see the statues’ normally shadowed faces light up with the rays of...
- Light On Ramesses At Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service It's that time of year again: Some 7,000 tourists and Egyptians witnessed Friday 22/2/2008 the phenomenon of the sun falling perpendicular on the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel temple, south Egypt. Happening...
- Tourism Up 5.5%
Egypt State Information Service Abu Simbel city is getting ready to receive thousands of tourists who will converge on its temple in the next few days to watch the perpendicular sunrays illuminate the face of the statue of ancient king of Egypt, Ramses...
- Face Of Ramses Lights Up Tomorrow
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has refuted the widely held belief that the sun illuminates the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel only on 22 February and 22 October, the birthday and the date of...
Egypt
Lighting the eternal king
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/731/eg6.htm
"The usually sedate town of Abu Simbel was abuzz with Ramses fever as the sun's rays penetrated through the temple to illuminate the eternal king's face". A description of the festivities surrounding the February 22 equinox, when the sun's rays travel through the temple of Ramses II to illuminate the king's face.
- Spotlight On Abu Simbel
Hello Magazine I never thought that I'd be blogging about an article on Hello magazine, or at least not on this particular blog! Just twice a year, on February 22nd and October 22nd, the first rays of the morning sun pierce through the darkness of...
- Sun Reaches The Gods At Abu Simbel On 22/02
Egypt Today Twice a year, on February 22 and October 22, the sun illuminates the statues of Ramses II, Ra and Amun in the sanctuary of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel. People flock to see the statues’ normally shadowed faces light up with the rays of...
- Light On Ramesses At Abu Simbel
Egypt State Information Service It's that time of year again: Some 7,000 tourists and Egyptians witnessed Friday 22/2/2008 the phenomenon of the sun falling perpendicular on the face of Ramses II statue in Abu Simbel temple, south Egypt. Happening...
- Tourism Up 5.5%
Egypt State Information Service Abu Simbel city is getting ready to receive thousands of tourists who will converge on its temple in the next few days to watch the perpendicular sunrays illuminate the face of the statue of ancient king of Egypt, Ramses...
- Face Of Ramses Lights Up Tomorrow
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ "A prominent Egyptian archaeologist has refuted the widely held belief that the sun illuminates the inner sanctum of the main temple at Abu Simbel only on 22 February and 22 October, the birthday and the date of...